It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri that one day the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us (from his blessed chamber) when, during his illness of death, he had tied his blessed head with a bandage. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, moved towards the pulpit until he sat upon it. Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul! Surely, at this moment I am standing at the Pond of Kawthar." Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, a servant was presented with the world and its adornment, but he chose the Hereafter." No one understood this except Hazrat Abu Bakr. So his eyes overflowed and he began to weep. And Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "May my parents be sacrificed for you. Rather, we would sacrifice our fathers, mothers, lives, and wealth for you." The narrator says: Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came down. After that, he, peace and blessings be upon him, never sat on the pulpit again until his death.